Sportsbooks For Toronto Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs are worth over $1 billion, the most of any NHL franchise. Unfortunately this doesn’t correlate to on-ice success. Playing mediocre hockey for years, the Leafs haven’t threatened to move into the league’s upper echelon and don’t look like a team capable of doing so. Getting rid of Dion Phaneuf was the best option, the defenseman putting unnecessary financial strife on his former team. It would be one thing if Phaneuf played like his salary indicated he should, but this has never been the case. His swollen salary and ego restricted his leadership capabilities. The Leafs can now move on, the quicker the better. [+]

We don’t believe the current Leafs’ squad has what it takes to contend for playoff action. They need to make some moves to bolster their feeble attack. The team’s offense is led by Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau. Enough said. They have no secondary scoring and no one knows where the next goal is coming from. This has to be extremely disconcerting for the Canadian team’s biggest franchise. Don’t expect things to get better until they solve this gaping hole in their lineup.

Who Do The Toronto Maple Leafs Play Next

Do you know who the Maple Leafs play next? Take a look and keep a watchful eye on the game odds, too. By doing so, you’ll have an advantage when it comes to placing your wagers.

Toronto Maple Leafs Standings Today

The Leafs play in a hotly contested Atlantic Division with the likes of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers, Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings which makes it an uphill battle.

Pay close attention to where teams sit in the standings to come up with a betting strategy. They usually play better when battling a divisional opponent but can’t quite cope with the majority of Atlantic Division teams. Let’s see if the Leafs can improve in the offseason, so next year isn’t so doom and gloom.

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1

Washington Capitals

118

82

45

19

263

182

2

Pittsburgh Penguins

111

82

40

21

282

234

3

Chicago Blackhawks

109

82

37

23

244

213

4

Columbus Blue Jackets

108

82

39

24

249

195

5

Minnesota Wild

106

82

42

25

266

208

6

Anaheim Ducks

105

82

40

23

223

200

7

Montreal Canadiens

103

82

33

26

226

200

8

Edmonton Oilers

103

82

37

26

247

212

9

New York Rangers

102

82

40

28

256

220

10

St. Louis Blues

99

82

38

29

235

218

11

San Jose Sharks

99

82

38

29

221

201

12

Ottawa Senators

98

82

34

28

212

214

13

Boston Bruins

95

82

38

31

234

212

14

Toronto Maple Leafs

95

82

33

27

251

242

15

Calgary Flames

94

82

32

33

226

221

16

Nashville Predators

94

82

35

29

240

224

17

New York Islanders

94

82

33

29

241

242

18

Tampa Bay Lightning

94

82

32

30

234

227

19

Philadelphia Flyers

88

82

25

33

219

236

20

Winnipeg Jets

87

82

33

35

249

256

21

Carolina Hurricanes

87

82

28

31

215

236

22

Los Angeles Kings

86

82

25

35

201

205

23

Florida Panthers

81

82

23

36

210

237

24

Dallas Stars

79

82

28

37

223

262

25

Detroit Red Wings

79

82

17

36

207

244

26

Buffalo Sabres

78

82

25

37

201

237

27

New Jersey Devils

70

82

18

40

183

244

28

Arizona Coyotes

70

82

20

42

197

260

29

Vancouver Canucks

69

82

19

43

182

243

30

Colorado Avalanche

48

82

14

56

166

278

How To Make Money Betting On Toronto Maple Leafs

Weak defensively, the Leafs are prone to allow bundles of goals. Here is where your betting opporunities arise. Look to the over when the Leafs play on the road and you’ll be heading in the right direction. Be careful, though, as Toronto doesn’t have enough offensive firepower to outscore their opponents. Measure their opponents goals for and agains record and use your discretion before placing the over bet. Keep in mind, the Leafs are quite poor on the road and have the underdog title in the lion’s share of encounters.

Nazem Kadri is one of the team’s few bright spots. We can’t, however, see the Leafs building a team around him. At best, he should be a second-line forward and contribute where he can. He shouldn’t be expected to carry any NHL franchise on his shoulers.